"Bloomsbury presents The Mangle Street Murders by M.R.C. Kasasian, read by Emma Gregory.
Fresh, funny crime series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton.
'Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult' DAILY MAIL.
125 Gower Street, 1882.
Queen Victoria may sit on the throne and Robert Peel's bobbies walk the street, but London is still haunted by the spectre of Spring-heeled Jack.
The demons of vice and poverty rule the capital: ruffian gangs, pickpockets, prostitutes and vagrants clog the streets with their iniquity.
But in one particular Gower Street residence – home to the famous personal investigator Sidney Grice – order presides.
Until, that is, the arrival of his ward March Middleton and the vicious Whitechapel murder that follows hard on her heels...
Set between the refined buildings of Victorian Bloomsbury and the stinking streets of London's East End, The Mangle Street Murders is for those who like their crime original, atmospheric, and very, very funny.
Praise for THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS:
'Funny, fresh and sharply plotted... Starring a detective duo to rival Holmes and Watson' GOODREADS.
'Kasasian's sparkling debut introduces a memorable new detective duo' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.
'Grice and Middleton promise to become a positive treat' DAILY MAIL.
Read the whole series:
THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS
THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT
DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA
THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE
DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE. P 2026 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC C 2013 M.R.C. Kasasian"
"Bloomsbury presents The Curse of the House of Foskett by M.R.C. Kasasian, read by Emma Gregory.
Fresh, funny crime series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton.
'Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult' DAILY MAIL.
125 Gower Street, 1882.
Sidney Grice once had a reputation as London's most perspicacious personal detective. But since his last case led an innocent men to the gallows, business has been light.
Listless and depressed, Grice has taken to lying in the bath for hours, emerging in the evenings for a little dry toast and a lot of tea. Usually a voracious reader, he will pick up neither book nor newspaper. He has not even gathered the strength to re-insert his glass eye. His ward, March Middleton, has been left to dine alone.
Then an eccentric member of a Final Death Society has the temerity to die on his study floor. Finally Sidney and March have an investigation to mount – an investigation that will draw them to an eerie house in Kew, and the mysterious Baroness Foskett...
Praise for THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT:
'A well-plotted mystery full of twists and turns, skullduggery, danger, and double-dealing' GOODREADS.
'With fun and thrills this has a lot of humour and many nods to the Sherlock Holmes tales' AMAZON VINE REVIEWER.
Read the whole series:
THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS
THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT
DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA
THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE
DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE. C 2014 M.R.C. Kasasian P 2026 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC"
"Bloomsbury presents Death Descends On Saturn Villa by M.R.C. Kasasian, read by Emma Gregory.
Fresh, funny crime series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton.
'Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult' DAILY MAIL.
125 Gower Street, 1883.
Sidney Grice is London's foremost personal detective. Called away to Yorkshire, he leaves his ward, March Middleton, to run his house. But hearth and home hold little charm for March, who harbours dreams of becoming London's foremost, and first, lady detective.
So, when a mysterious letter arrives from her long-lost uncle, she accepts his invitation to stay at the palatial Saturn Villa. Her new Uncle Tolly is sweet, eccentric and – come the morning – very, very dead. But March is not called upon to solve the case, instead she's in the frame for murder.
Praise for DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA:
'Think Lemony Snicket meets Neil Gaiman for tea in Dracula's castle' BOOKLIST.
'Packed full of delicious dialogue and many laugh-out-loud moments. My adoration of Sidney and March remains unshaken' HISTORICAL NOVELS SOCIETY.
Read the whole series:
THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS
THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT
DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA
THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE
DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE. C 2015 M.R.C. Kasasian P 2026 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC"
"Bloomsbury presents The Secrets of Gaslight Lane by M.R.C. Kasasian, read by Emma Gregory.
Fresh, funny crime series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton.
'Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult' DAILY MAIL.
125 Gower Street, 1883.
All is quiet at 125 Gower Street. Sidney Grice is swotting up on the anatomical structure of human hair whilst his ward, March Middleton, sneaks upstairs for her eighth secret cigarette of the day. The house is, perhaps, too quiet.
So when a beautiful young woman turns up, imploring London's formost personal detective to solve the mystery of her father's murder, Grice can barely disguise his glee.
Mr Nathan Garstang was found slaughtered in his bed, with no trace of a weapon or intruder. A classic locked-room case... or is it?
Praise for THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE:
'So refreshing... These stand out in what is a heavily populated genre... Clever and beautifully written' CRIME REVIEW.
'Atmospheric writing, quirky characters, droll wit, and macabre touches. A treat for series fans' LIBRARY JOURNAL.
'Pure amusing enjoyment' NEW BOOKS MAGAZINE.
Read the whole series:
THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS
THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT
DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA
THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE
DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE. C 2016 M.R.C. Kasasian P 2026 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC"
"Bloomsbury presents Dark Dawn Over Steep House by M.R.C. Kasasian, read by Emma Gregory.
Fresh, funny historical mystery series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton.
'Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult' Daily Mail
125 Gower Street, London, 1884.
Sidney Grice – London's foremost personal detective – is restless. Having filed his latest case under 'S' for 'Still To Be Solved', his ward, March Middleton, remains determined to uncover the truth.
When an attacker strikes on the murky streets of Limehouse, and a new victim is discovered in an overcrowded cafe, it's clear that the duo are on the trail of a serial offender. A trail that leads them to a Prussian Prince, an Armenian gangster, and the shadowy ruin of a once-loved family home, Steep House...
Reviews for DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE:
'A welcome addition to the genre' Historical Novel Society
'Classic whodunit fans will appreciate Kasasian's playing fair with them' Publishers Weekly
'Ingenious and atmospheric... Packed with delicious humour, red herrings and devious twists and turns' Bookish Jottings
'Strikes the perfect balance between humour and tension... A real page turner' Portable Magic
'Quirky humour, eccentric characters and a compelling plot' What Cathy Read Next
Read the whole series:
THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS
THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT
DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA
THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE
DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE. C 2017 M.R.C. Kasasian P 2026 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC"
"Home is where the horror is...
Jilted thriller writer Lady Violet Thorn has withdrawn to the Suffolk market town of Montford with two servants and her leading character, the adventuress Ruby Gibson, for company.
Violet’s peace is disturbed when a stranger asks her for help, claiming that a friend is being kept prisoner in her own home. Her visitor seems so afraid that Violet, despite her scepticism, is persuaded to investigate.
A woman is killed outside Violet’s house, then another murdered in the town and, as the deaths mount up, she becomes convinced that they all lead to one place: the increasingly forbidding Haglin House, and whoever lives there...
M.R.C. Kasasian returns with a fresh, witty and totally enthralling take on the classic crime genre, perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, M. C. Beaton and Oscar De Muriel.
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Martin Kasasian was raised in Lancashire. He has had careers as varied as a factory hand, wine waiter, veterinary assistant, fairground worker and dentist. He is the author of two previous historical mystery series including the Gower Street Detective series."
"1914: Sixteen-year-old Etterly, running from something, hides inside the trunk of a tree and disappears. The police search but find no trace. Her family and friends wrack their brains, but come up with nothing. And so slowly life returns to normal. The hole in the tree is boarded up and the village of Sackwater moves on. Only Etterly's best friend, Betty, clings to hope, insisting she can hear her friend calling for help. 1940: A skeleton is discovered buried in the woods. Though most clues have long since decayed, it is wearing the necklace Etterly had on the day she went missing. Long haunted by her friend's fate, Detective Betty Church is determined to solve the case once and for all.
Praise for the author:
“I love this sort of book ... Betty has no truck with nonsense. Yay Betty ... Is this a rival for M.C. Beaton, my favourite of all time? We shall see” FROST MAGAZINE
“A nicely complex plot, some genuinely funny moments and some serious observations about the approaching war are balanced by an underlying darkness” CRIME REVIEW
“A wonderfully gripping, old-fashioned murder mystery” THE LADY
“A rival for M.C. Beaton” FROST MAGAZINE"
"September 1939. A new day dawns in Sackwater, not that this sleepy backwater is taking much notice... Inspector Betty Church – one of the few female officers on the force – has arrived from London to fill a vacancy at Sackwater police station. But Betty isn't new here. This is the place she grew up. Time ticks slowly in Sackwater. Having solved the case of the missing buttons, Betty's called to the train station to investigate a missing bench. But though there's no bench, there is a body. A smartly dressed man, murdered in broad daylight, with two distinctive puncture wounds in his throat. While the locals gossip about the Suffolk Vampire, Betty Church readies herself to hunt a dangerous killer."
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